Horn support



S. G; DOWN HORN SUPPORT June 22, 1937.

Filed Dec. 6, 1934 R m w m SIDNEY Gr. DOWN A TTORNE'X Patented June 22, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE HORN SUPPORT Application December 6, 1934, Serial No. 756,252

6 Claims.

This invention relates to sound producing devices, and more particularly to the type embodying a horn.

In devices of the above type, the horn, which is generally made of a relatively thin material, is

mounted on a body containing means for producing sound, and due to vibration or shock such as might result from operation of the sound producing means or from other causes, the horn is liable to fracture or break off, particularly at the juncture of the horn with the body.

The principal object of the invention is to provide means for obviating the above difficulty.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a sound producing device embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are views similar to Fig. 1, showing modified forms of my invention; and Figs. 7, 8,

9, and 10 are sectional views taken on lines 1-1,

8-8, 9-9, and l0lll of Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6, respectively.

The device shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing comprises a body constructed of a plurality of secticns detachably secured together, and including a section, indicated at I, having a bracket portion formed integral therewith and adapted to be secured to a support 2. The body of the horn includes also a section indicated at 3 having a boss portion 4 formed thereon and adapted to receive the end of the horn 5.

According to the form of the invention shown. in Fig.1 of the drawing, a support arm 6 is preferably associated with the body section 3 and said arm is spaced from and extends parallel to the axis of the horn 5. A ring-like member 1 is provided on the end of said arm, and the horn extends through an opening in said member. A resilient, ring-shaped gasket 8, preferably made of rubber, is interposed between the inner periphery of the member 7 and the outer surface of the horn, and is provided on opposite sides with annular flanges 9 and I0 adapted to fit over the sides of the member 1 for holding the said gasket Within said member.

In assembling the device, the gasket 8 may be suitably deformed so that one flange will pass through the opening in member 1 and then the gasket is sprung into place. The neck of the horn may then be inserted through the gasket and secured in the boss portion 4.

The gasket 8 is of such thickness that when the horn is secured in the boss portion 4, said gasket is pressed against the periphery of the horn 5 and acts to resiliently support said horn and to check movement of said horn relatively to the boss portion due to vibration, shock, or the like and thereby acts to minimize possibility of breakage of said horn at the boss portion 3. Furthermore, the use of the resilient gasket in the member 1 ensures a full peripheral contact between the gasket and horn in case of irregularities in the surface of the horn or slight variations in horn diameter where engaged by the gasket.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3, a ring-like extension H is provided on the end of the arm 6, through which the horn 5 extends. A ring gasket I2 is interposed between the inner face of the extension I! and the outer surface of the horn for resiliently supporting the horn. in the same manner as the horn is supported in the construction shown in Fig. 1. According to this form of the invention, the gasket is relatively small and preferably round in cross-section, and the outer peripheral portion of the gasket fits into an annular groove which is provided in the inner face of the ring-like extension H.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, a split ring-like clamping member is provided on the end of the arm 6", said member comprising a lower section 53 carried by said arm and an upper section M, the section l3 having lugs l5, and the section 14 having lugs I5 adapted to align with the lugs 55. Bolts l6 and I! are provided through the lugs it and i5 for securing the upper and lower sections together. A gasket I8 is interposed between the horn 5 and the upper and lower sections it and M of the clamping member for resiliently supporting the horn. The gasket l8 in this construction is relatively thin as compared to the gaskets 8 and i2 employed in the constructions shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, and is held in place due to the clamping action of the two sections l3 and M of the clamping member, which also provides for adjustment to horns of slightly different sizes.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 5, a cylindrical, sleeve-like member i9, preferably made of metal, is employed to provide a support for the horn remote from the boss portion.

According to this construction the sleeve-like member is arranged concentrically of the horn and is fitted over the boss portion 4 and is secured thereto in any suitable manner, such as by soldering, and circumferentially engages the horn at a desired distance from its juncture with the boss portion for supporting said horn. The outer end of the member i9 is made slightly be1l-shaped to provide a smooth, rounded contour on that portion of the said member engaging the horn in order to reduce to a minimum the possibility of the horn being cut or otherwise damaged due to the metal to metal contact with the said member.

In assembling the device shown in Fig. of

the drawing, the member l9 may be secured to the boss portion 4 of the body section 3, and then the neck of the horn 5 is inserted through the member 59 to its position in the body. The bellshaped mouth of the member I9 acts to prevent cutting of the horn during the final movement of the horn into position, at which time a fairly snug fit between the horn and said member will exist.

In the form of the invention disclosed in Fig. 6 of the drawing, a cylinder-like clamping member 20 is employed to provide a support for the horn at a portion spaced from the boss 4. The clamping member 20 comprises a supporting portion 2! bent to fit around the boss portion 4 and the horn 5 and is provided along two spaced, longitudinal edges with the flanges 22 and 23. The flanges are provided with aligned bolt holes for receiving clamping bolts 24 and 25, and when the bolts are screwed down, the flanges are pressed together, so as to firmly clamp the supporting portion 2| of the clamping member 20 to the boss portion l, and by the same clamping action the said supporting portion 2| is pressed into engagement with the horn at a portion reiote from the boss portion, so as to provide the desired support for the horn.

While several illustrative embodiments of the invention have been described in detail, it is not my intention to limit its scope to these embodiments or otherwise than by the terms of the appended claims.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination with a sound producing device comprising a bracket, a body secured to said bracket, and a horn secured to said body, of an arm carried by said body, a ring-like member disposed at the outer end of said arm, and through which said horn extends, and a resilient gasket interposed between said member and said horn.

2. I'he combination with a sound producing device having a mounting bracket, a body carried by said bracket, and a horn secured to said body, of an arm associated with said body and spaced from and extending parallel to the axis of the horn, a ring-like member at the end of said arm,

and a resilient gasket held within said member for supporting said horn at an area remote from the body.

3. The combination with a sound producing device comprising a bracket, a body secured to said bracket, and a horn secured to said body, of an arm carried by said body, a split ring-like member comprising a lower section disposed at the outer end of said arm and an upper section adapted to be clamped to said lower section, and between which sections said horn is clamped, and a gasket interposed between said member and said horn.

4. In a device of the classdescribed, a body comprising a plurality of sections detachably secured together, one of said body sections having a bracket portion associated therewith by means of which the device may be secured to a support, the other of said body sections having a portion adapted to have the end of a horn bell secured thereto, and having an arm associated therewith and projecting therefrom, the arm having means associated therewith adapted to grip the horn bell at a point spaced from the end portion which is secured to the body section.

5. In a device of the class described, a body comprising a plurality of sections detachably secured together, one of said body sections having a bracket portion associated therewith by means of which the device may be secured to a support, the other of said body sections having a portion adapted to have the end of a horn bell secured thereto, and having an arm associatedtherewith and projecting therefrom, the arm carrying a ring-like portion through which the horn bell extends, said ring-like portion being located at a point spaced from the end portion of the horn bell which is secured to the body section, and resilient means interposed between said ringlike portion and the horn bell.

6. In a device of the type described, a body comprising a plurality of sections detachably secured together, one of said body sections having a bracket portion associated therewith by means of which the device may be secured to a support, the other of said body sections having a portion adapted to have the end of a horn bell secured thereto, and means carried by said last named body section and having supporting connection with the horn bell at a point spaced from the end portion of the horn bell which is secured to the body section.

SIDNEY G. DOWN. 

